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Genesee River Watershed Project. Volume 3. Water Quality The College at Brockport: State University of New York Digital Commons @Brockport Studies on Water Resources of New York State and Technical Reports the Great Lakes 2013 Genesee River Watershed Project. Volume 3. Water Quality Analysis of the Honeoye Creek Watershed: Nutrient Concentration and Loading, Identification of Point and Nonpoint Sources of Pollution, Total Maximum Daily Load, and an Assessment of Management Practices using the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model. A report to the USDA. Joseph C. Makarewicz The College at Brockport, [email protected] Theodore W. Lewis The College at Brockport, [email protected] Blake Snyder The College at Brockport, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/tech_rep Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons Repository Citation Makarewicz, Joseph C.; Lewis, Theodore W.; and Snyder, Blake, "Genesee River Watershed Project. Volume 3. Water Quality Analysis of the Honeoye Creek Watershed: Nutrient Concentration and Loading, Identification of Point and Nonpoint Sources of Pollution, Total Maximum Daily Load, and an Assessment of Management Practices using the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model. A report to the USDA." (2013). Technical Reports. 126. http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/tech_rep/126 This Technical Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Studies on Water Resources of New York State and the Great Lakes at Digital Commons @Brockport. It has been accepted for inclusion in Technical Reports by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @Brockport. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Genesee River Watershed Project Volume 3 Water Quality Analysis of the Honeoye Creek Watershed: Nutrient Concentration and Loading, Identification of Point and Nonpoint Sources of Pollution, Total Maximum Daily Load, and an Assessment of Management Practices using the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model A Report to the United States Department of Agriculture Honeoye Creek at the North Main Street bridge, Honeoye Falls Joseph C. Makarewicz, Theodore W. Lewis, Blake J. Snyder The College at Brockport, State University of New York August 2013 Abstract An assessment of the Honeoye Creek watershed was undertaken to determine the nutrient and sediment contribution to the Lower Middle Main Stem of the Genesee River and to determine sources of nutrient and sediment loss geospatially within the Honeoye Creek watershed. To accomplish this task, a multifaceted, integrated approach was taken by a combination of monitoring, segment analysis, and modeling (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). Thus, the river was monitored for discharge, water chemistry, and loss of nutrients and soil for an entire year (3 August 2010 to 23 August 2011) at the USGS gauging station at Honeoye Falls and Golah, NY. The Honeoye Creek Soil and Water Assessment Tool (HCSWAT) model was created, calibrated, and verified for discharge, sediment, and P loss using these data. Based on the measured loading data to a subbasin outlet and the SWAT model, segment analysis was performed on selected subwatersheds to determine sources of material loss. Together these two bodies of information, the total amount of nutrients, sediments, and bacteria lost from the watershed and the sources of these losses, served to direct watershed management. Lastly, the HCSWAT model was employed to test the effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on land use and to determine the minimum potential P concentration expected in a forested Honeoye Creek watershed. Although Honeoye Creek is not one of the most impacted tributaries within the Genesee River basin, it does contribute a significant amount of P to the Genesee River. This study quantified the total loss of nutrients and sediments from the Honeoye Creek watershed, identified the location of point and nonpoint sources of nutrients and sediment, and determined the most effective practices to manage these sources using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). A water quality target of 65 µg P/L for P in streams is obtainable by upgrading Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) in the Honeoye Creek watershed. To achieve the 45-µg P/L standard, management practices targeting nonpoint sources caused by agriculture would be needed in addition to the upgrade of the WWTPs to tertiary cleanup. Executive Summary 1. The Genesee River project encompasses six volumes (Makarewicz et al. 2013 a,b,c; Winslow et al. 2013, Rea et al. 2013, Pattenski et al. 2013). This volume focuses on the Upper Genesee River subwatershed of the Genesee River. 2. The overall goal of this portion of the Genesee River Watershed Project was to assess the impact of the Honeoye Creek watershed on the Genesee River by: a. Determining the seasonal and annual nutrient and soil loss from the Honeoye Creek watershed to the “main stem of the Genesee River” using routine water sample collection and analysis and discharge measurements from monitoring stations at the USGS station at Honeoye Falls; b. Identifying the location and magnitude of point and nonpoint sources of nutrients and sediments within the Honeoye Creek watershed using segment analysis; 2 c. Constructing and calibrating the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT model) for water output, sediment, and total phosphorus loading from the Honeoye Creek watershed; d. Developing a Total Maximum Daily Load for the Honeoye Creek; e. Developing a target phosphorus concentration for Honeoye Creek by running the SWAT model using a 100% forested land-use dataset; and f. Providing management scenarios to reduce the impact of Honeoye Creek on the Genesee River Basin based on SWAT simulations. 3. Almost 84% of the discharge of water from Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls occurred in relatively equal amounts in the winter (42%) and the spring periods (42%). The yearly average concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) and total phosphorus (TP) were 16.9 ± 2.1 µg P/L and 62.9 ± 7.8 µg P/L, respectively. As was the case with TP, TSS (total suspended solids) concentrations were highest during the winter months (46.1 ± 20.6 mg/L) and lowest during the fall (14.6 ± 3.8 mg/L). The yearly TSS average concentration was 25.3 ± 4.7 mg/L. Total coliform concentrations were highest during the summer months (9,912 ± 2,248 CFU/100 mL). 4. In all seasons for each analyte, event concentrations were always higher than nonevent concentrations in creek water. The largest increase in TP and SRP concentrations from nonevent to event conditions occurred during the winter - 783% (20.0 ± 0.8 to 176.5 ± 64.9 µg P/L) and 471% (5.1 ± 0.5 to 29.1 ± 10.8 µg P/L), respectively. Major increases in total coliform abundance occurred during events in the summer (151%) and the winter (633%). Total suspended solids and TP (r2 = 0.90) and TN (r2 = 0.76) were highly correlated at the USGS gauging station in Honeoye Falls. 5. Except for total coliforms, the loss (loading to downstream systems) of nutrients and soil from the Honeoye Creek watershed was highest in the winter, decreased into the spring to summer, and began to increase in the fall. For SRP, TP, nitrate, TN, and TSS, 57% (1,093 kg), 57%, (6,548 kg), 72% (31,631 kg), 58% (59,374 kg), and 61% (3,671,353 kg) of the load to downstream systems occurred in the winter. 6. The areal TP load from Honeoye Creek (43% agriculture, 38% forest), 0.44 kg TP/ha/yr, was lower than loads from other agriculturally dominated watersheds (Oak Orchard, Golden Hill, and Wolcott Creeks; 1.04, 0.88, and 1.37 kg TP/ha/yr, respectively), similar to those of other watersheds dominated by a mix of suburban/ forest and forest agriculture, very similar to the load of another Genesee River watershed (Black Creek) but higher than those from watersheds that were deemed forested. 7. The Honeoye Creek Soil and Water Assessment Tool was successfully calibrated at Honeoye Falls, NY (Honeoye Falls USGS station (Lat 42°57'26", long 77°35'21") for flow, TSS, and TP for the water year August 2010 through July 2011 based on monthly observed discharge, TSS load, and TP load. Model Validation for water balance was for the water year of January 2001 through December 2001. The results from HCSWAT calibration and validation 3 with high NSE and r2 values and low PBIAS for water balance, sediment, and P indicated that this model is accurately predicting stream flow and sediment and P loading at Honeoye Falls, NY. 8. According to the Honeoye Creek Soil and Water Assessment Tool (HCSWAT)-derived P allocation of sources in Honeoye Creek, 71.5% of the TP from the Honeoye Creek watershed was due to anthropogenic sources, specifically agriculture and municipal sewage systems. Although the SWAT provides estimates of P loads from various land uses, it neither identifies the location nor quantifies the relative amount of phosphorus that may be attributed to a given land use, whether it be a point or nonpoint source. Segment analyses of various portions of the Honeoye watershed were performed on five dates in 2010 and 2011 to identify and confirm various P sources. 9. Within the Honeoye Creek watershed, the average annual SWAT-generated TP and TSS concentrations at Honeoye Falls were 77.7 µg P/L and 25.3 mg/L and were similar to the observed stream concentrations of 62.9 µg P/L and 25.3 mg/L. Converting the Honeoye Creek watershed back to a natural state (forest and wetland) resulted in a simulated average annual P and sediment concentration of 44.8 µg P/L and 9.7 mg/L and represented the absolute minimum average concentration of P and suspended sediment of water expected. This result suggests that a target stream TP concentration of 65 µg P/L, often suggested as a goal for surface waters in New York, and even 45 µg P/L can be achieved within Honeoye Creek.
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